Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Survival to age 65, male

Saudi Arabia
85.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
56.2%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
46th

Survival to age 65, male over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 29.6%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 38.8% 31.0% 7.8% Saudi Arabia
1970s 51.2% 35.5% 15.7% Saudi Arabia
1980s 64.0% 38.7% 25.3% Saudi Arabia
1990s 72.3% 39.4% 32.9% Saudi Arabia
2000s 77.0% 43.6% 33.5% Saudi Arabia
2010s 82.7% 50.9% 31.8% Saudi Arabia
2020s 84.2% 54.4% 29.8% Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, male, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Saudi Arabia, at 85.8% against 56.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, male between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
29.6%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for survival to age 65, male?
Saudi Arabia ranks 48th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 46th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.